The last meeting before the attack began in the coalition forces' Somme Front Command Post.

During this meeting, readers will meet another future celebrity, "Montgomery", who is of course not a general at that time. He is now the chief of staff of the 104th Armored Infantry Brigade of the British Expeditionary Force with the title of a captain.

Speaking of the brigade organization, although it is no longer so adaptable to today's flexible army organization. At that time, it was a group that was larger than the regiment and smaller than the division, which was in line with the needs of the war at that time. After all, a regiment of infantry came from

It does not have any decisive effect, but a brigade always has this use for British people with a small population.

Today, as the chief of staff of the 104th Armored Brigade, the main force of the British Infantry Division, he and his brigade commander General Sandy Lands were fortunate to attend this meeting, which was attended by mainly division-level officers.

"This attack will start with the armored infantry brigades of the British divisions. They will break through the first line of defense of the enemy under the cover of social air force, and then be taken over by the main infantry brigade of the division. Then continue the attack...

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As a captain, he served as chief of staff of the Armored Brigade and was also the main offensive mission when breaking through the enemy's front, it was glorious in Montgomery's eyes. However, in order to attract the attention of the German army and create favorable conditions for the French large-scale attack,

It's something he's not willing to do.

"I really don't know what happened to this Jazz!"

He looked at it secretly. Since the arrangement was obviously sent to death by the British and the French for credit, the jazz still maintained a damn gentlemanly manner. The French officer explained earlier was still talking nonstop.

"This tactic of air strikes without artillery preparation, using armored forces to successfully break through the German defense line, was fully demonstrated in the Nancy war. Therefore, infantry should use carriages, cars, etc.

Other transportation equipment, in..."

"But in the damn Nancy City battle, the mercenaries of Thunder International were fully mechanized, and they didn't even have people riding in carriages!"

Montgomery cursed in her stomach, and these French military staff who were copying them.

Compared with other brigades in the division, their 104th Brigade has an armored assault infantry regiment, and also has a tank company of 15 tanks attached. This is the assault power of their armored brigade. Another regiment is still an old-fashioned infantry regiment.

When attacking, they will follow behind the large vagrant tank with a speed of only 8 kilometers per hour, as the main force of the assault.

"It shouldn't be like this. Our tanks are too slow, far less flexible than the French fire support vehicles equipped with 75mm artillery."

Montgomery thought of the truth, because although the armor thickness of the British vagrants was comparable to that of the Thunder International's MMT tank, they were equipped with two 57mm cannons and four machine guns, and the crew reached 11 people, which was exaggerated.

The armor thickness is 18 mm, the maximum speed is about 8 km/h, and the maximum travel is 30 km/h. These are the data after the British obtained the infantry fighting vehicle data and made repeated modifications, but they are still not enough to match the driving speed of the infantry fighting vehicle.

While thinking, he looked up to see a large map held on the wall by the French chief of staff, which was kept instructed by the French and British armies. It showed the front line of the French, British and German armies.

"...When the British army broke into the German defense line and forced the German army to mobilize troops to reinforce, the French army will attack the German front under the cover of a large number of aircraft. The infantry armored vehicles we dispatched at the same time will reach the highest number, the aircraft rack, completely

It can completely break through the first line of defense of the German army. At this time, the German army should be in chaos, and the French army's attack temporarily stayed, waiting for the subsequent rapid infantry to occupy the position. The British army launched an attack on the German defense line, making the enemy even more chaotic.

Then, the French army resumed their attack again…”

Finally, the French Chief of Staff stopped talking with a proud look on Xia Fei's face, and Xia Fei began the "big talk" that British officers disliked very much.

"Brave young people, our attack will be like two iron hammers, and it will be like a revolving hammer on the Germans' heads, making them lose sight of each other and unable to rescue each other. I believe that the final victory belongs to us, and God blesses the Allies

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Before the meeting ended, Douglas Hager, commander of the British Expeditionary Force, made a summary statement. After fully affirming the plan formulated by the French General Staff, he mentioned a little different viewpoint.

"I want to emphasize here that as a soldier, it is the most honorable thing to move forward. I think that although our plan is established like this, we must also take the initiative. If the opportunity permits, we will

We must hold on to the enemy tightly, without any relaxation until they completely collapse... Finally, what I want to emphasize is that the plan must not be conveyed to the forefront until the moment the attack is launched, because no matter whether it is the German army

Neither the minefield nor their barbed wire can stop our steel lion from moving forward..."

The meeting was held to this level, and there was no one who could not understand the division and brigade level officers present. This was purely a competition, completely a competition between the British and French troops. The officers who understood this were at the meeting

When it was about to end, the eyes had become as hot as a fuse.

The confidence of French officers comes from Major Miller's performance in Verdun and the proof of the victory in Nancy. The British officers' today come from their "unique" tanks, which bring them the attack advantage.

What is common this time is that almost no Allied officer takes the strength of the opposite country very seriously, and Falkenhein's second German army commanded by Falkenhein.

After the meeting full of gunpowder smells over, the battle of the Somme offensive is about to begin.

The British, who were leading the battle, were not as honest as the French imagined. On the day before the war, a large number of engineers secretly entered the frontier, paving the way for the heavy tanks so that they could sail out of their trenches in a balanced manner.

The forefront.

(The first release of this book 17k) Don't laugh a group: 35761481; Email: On June 15, 2018, the weather was clear, the sparse clouds were quite high, and the long-lost sunlight covered the earth. It also carried the last trace of spring tenderness, so

The morning wind blows, and it is not as warm as it is not so dry. What a wonderful morning, but the killing is about to begin.

In front of the French front that confronted the German army, among the deer forts, the long-lasting calm made some weeds representing life grow there, and they sway gently in the morning wind.

In such weather, the soldiers no longer had the desire to shoot. Even the snipers became surprisingly quiet and did not find the soldiers who were basking in the sun from the bunker.
Chapter completed!